chapter 22 Flashcards
conversion
Anxiety becomes a bodily symptom, such as blindness, deafness, or
paralysis, that does not have a physical basis.
dissociation
Uncomfortable thoughts are split off from the person’s conscious
awareness to avoid mental distress. In extreme cases, dissociation can
lead to multiple personalities.
dysphoria
Intense feelings of depression, discontent, and generalized dissatisfaction
with life.
euphoria
Intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.
delusion
Fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence.
labile
Variable; undergoing rapid emotional change
A dissociative disorde
condition involving breakdown in memory, identity, or perception
Delirium
is marked by acute episodes of confused thinking, disorientation, and behavioral
changes, such as agitation and fear
Histrionic
biaoyanxing
Voyeurism
sexual excitement is achieved by observing unsuspecting people who
are naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity
phren/o
mind
schiz/o
split
leptic
to seize hold of
phoria
feeling, bearing
thymia
mind